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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • More schools in state added to No Child Left Behind watch list 8/29/08   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Friday, August 29, 2008 More than 60 schools on federal watch list Herald staff More than 60 Snohomish County schools have landed on the federal No Child Left Behind list of schools that need improvement. Schools are placed on the list based on how groups of students perform on state reading and math exams. Students are tracked by income and race as well as English language proficiency. Special-education students also are tracked. The state has not released details on why schools have been listed. Schools on the federal watch list: Arlington Arlington High School Haller Middle School Post Middle School Edmonds Brier Terrace Middle School Cedar Valley Community School College Place Middle School Mountlake Terrace High School Options Program Everett Cascade High School Eisenhower Middle School Everett High School Gateway Middle School Hawthorne Elementary School Heatherwood Middle School North Middle School Sequoia High School Granite Falls Granite Falls High School Granite Falls Middle School Mountain Way Elementary Lake Stevens Lake Stevens Middle School Lake Stevens High School North Lake Middle School Prove High School Lakewood English Crossing Elementary School Lakewood High School Lakewood Middle School Marysville Cedarcrest Middle School Kellogg Marsh Elementary School Marysville Middle School Marysville Mountain View High School Marysville-Pilchuck High School Quil Ceda Elementary School Home Partnership Program Totem Middle School Tulalip Elementary School Monroe Frank Wagner Elementary School Monroe High School Park Place Middle School Mukilteo Challenger Elementary School Discovery Elementary School Explorer Middle School Fairmount Elementary School Horizon Elementary School Kamiak High School Mariner High School Olivia Park Elementary School Olympic View Middle School Serene Lake Elementary School Voyager Middle School Snohomish Aim High School Centennial Middle School Emerson Elementary School High School Re-entry Program Machias Elementary School Parent Partnership Program Snohomish High School Valley View Middle School Stanwood Port Susan Middle School Stanwood High School Stanwood Middle School Sultan Sultan Middle School Sultan High School Source: State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

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